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Title: Safety Assessment of Taxi Drivers in Singapore
Accession Number: 01123219
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive safety assessment of taxi drivers in Singapore. Six years of accident records (2001 through 2006) maintained by traffic police were employed for three analyses: a trend analysis, a factor analysis, and a cause analysis. In the trend analysis, it was found that the taxi accident rates were consistently higher than the safety standard set by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, even though no evidence suggested an increasing trend in taxi accidents. In the factor analysis, 10 significant factors that have contributed to the taxi accidents were identified with two binomial logistic models. Accidents in which taxi drivers were responsible were compared with (a) those accidents in which the taxi drivers were not responsible, and (b) those accidents in which the drivers of private cars were responsible. Following the factor analysis, the seven most common accident causes were ranked. The relative accident propensities according to individual factors identified in the factor analysis were computed. These findings suggest that any behavior-modification training program to be developed must be unique for taxi drivers and must take into account the specific factors and causes highlighted in this study.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01144890
Report/Paper Numbers: 09-1531
Language: English
Authors: Chin, Hoong ChorHuang, Helai LPagination: pp 47-56
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9780309126281
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jan 30 2009 5:46PM
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